Geoffrey Mason
Encyclopedia
Geoffrey Travers Mason (May 13, 1902 – January 5, 1987) was an American
bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, he won a gold medal in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics
in St. Moritz
. He died in Rumford, Rhode Island
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, he won a gold medal in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics
1928 Winter Olympics
The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 11–19, 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympics held on its own as they were not in conjunction with a Summer Olympics...
in St. Moritz
St. Moritz
St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...
. He died in Rumford, Rhode Island
Rumford, Rhode Island
Rumford, Rhode Island, is the northern section of the city of East Providence. It borders Seekonk, Massachusetts, Pawtucket, Rhode Island and Narragansett Bay....
.